| I recommend that you subscribe to the Journal of Japanese Gardening. They have pruning articles in almost every issue. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Journal of Japanese Gardening
| For basics of pine pruning, I do not know of any books in English suitable for Japanese styles. Bonsai Today's "Pines", although written for bonsai, can give you an introduction to pine physiology - a requisite for training healthy pines! It covers black and white pines. For pines that are already somewhat shaped, check out the link below for maintainance info. Here is a related link for maple http://www.botanysaurus.com/jg/prunemaples.html |
Here is a link that might be useful: Maintaining Temple Style Black Pine
